List of Saskatchewan general elections

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This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan 's unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. The number of seats has varied over time, from 25 for the first election in 1905 to a high of 66 for the 1991 election. There are currently 61 seats in the Legislature. [1]

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The charts on the right show the information graphically, with the most recent elections on the right. It shows the popularity of the Liberal Party (red) before the Second World War, and the subsequent rise of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, which was succeeded by the New Democratic Party (orange). The successes and failures of the Progressive Conservatives (blue) and the recent arrival of the Saskatchewan Party (green) as a newer conservative party can also be seen.

Summary of results

Number of seats won by major parties at each election
CCF / NDP
Liberal
Saskatchewan Party
Conservative
Other
Independent SK elections2.gif
Number of seats won by major parties at each election
CCF / NDPLiberalSaskatchewan Party
ConservativeOtherIndependent
Electoral results by parties and independent MLAs (as a percentage of total Legislative Assembly seats) from 1912 to 2007. 1997 is shown due to the formation of the Saskatchewan Party. Saskatchewan general election results, 1912-2007 1.0.png
Electoral results by parties and independent MLAs (as a percentage of total Legislative Assembly seats) from 1912 to 2007. 1997 is shown due to the formation of the Saskatchewan Party.

The table below shows the total number of seats won by the major political parties at each election. [2] The winning party's totals are shown in bold. Full details on any election are linked via the year of the election at the start of the row.

YearSeats Progressive
Conservative
[a]  
Liberal CCF/NDP [b] Sask. Party IndependentOther parties
SeatsVote (%)SeatsVote (%)SeatsVote (%)SeatsVote (%)SeatsVote (%)SeatsVote (%)
1905 25947.51652.200.3
1908 411447.92750.801.3
1912 53842.04557.001
1917 62733.85152.812.4 Soldier MLAs [c] (3)11.4
1921 6323.94551.4931.8 Labour (1), Progressive (6)12.9
1925 63318.45051.535.2 Progressive (6), Labour-Liberal (1)24.9
1929 6324 [d] 36.42845.669.4 Progressive (5)8.6
1934 55026.85048.0524.000.700.6
1938 52011.93845.51018.703.9 Unity (2), Social Credit (2)20.1
1944 52010.7535.44753.100.200.6
1948 5207.62033.63147.612.908.4
1952 5302.01139.34254.100.604.1
1956 5302.01430.33645.300.9 Social Credit (3)21.6
1960 54014.01732.73740.800.2012.4
1964 58118.93240.42540.300.4
1967 5909.83545.62444.400.3
1971 6002.11542.84555.000.100.0
1975 61727.61531.73940.100.6
1978 611738.1013.84448.100.0
1982 645554.104.5937.600.303.5
1986 643844.6110.02545.200.100.1
1991 661025.5123.35551.100.100.0
1995 58517.91134.74247.200.2
1999 5800.4420.229 [e] 38.72539.600.101.0
2003 5800.2014.23044.72839.400.501.2
2007 5800.209.42037.23850.902.3
2011 5800.300.6932.04964.300.002.9
2016 6101.303.61030.35162.500.401.9
2020 6101.900.11331.84861.100.204.8
2024 6101.000.22740.43452.300.106.4

Notes

a Includes results as the Provincial Rights Party from 1905 and 1908 and the Conservative Party from 1912 to 1944.
b Includes results as the Farmer-Labour Group for 1934. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation became the New Democratic Party; the party ran as the CCF-NDP in 1964 and as the NDP from 1967.
c Three MLAs were elected to represent Saskatchewan residents serving overseas in Belgium, France, and England during the First World War.
d The Liberals lost a confidence motion shortly after the election and government was formed by a Conservative coalition with Progressive and Independent members. [3]
e The NDP formed a coalition government with the Liberals. [4]

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